The company tends to perform well through all types
of economic environments.
Fixed income is a highly versatile asset class with different types of instruments that will perform best in different types
of economic environments.
Or 25-25-25-25 cash - gold - stocks - bonds works really well across a wide number
of economic environments.
It was pretty dismal in terms
of the economic environment, and it was really a scary situation for small businesses.
On the other hand, because the share price has risen so much, or perhaps because
of the economic environment or the broader stock market outlook, the trader is a little nervous about the potential downside.
As financials started to come under pressure and the extent of the housing bubble became clear, investors started to demonstrate a strong preference for companies that could grow their earnings regardless
of the economic environment.
Does such a mass approach to Christian communication provide a valid option for Christian communication in a mass society, or does it reflect a capitulation of the essential aspects of the Christian faith to the demands
of the economic environment, enabling, as Marshall Frady suggests, «one more advance of the front of totalitarian sensibility.»
As financials started to come under pressure and the extent of the housing bubble became clear, investors started to demonstrate a strong preference for companies that could grow their earnings regardless
of the economic environment.
Pay corrections are a normal part
of our economic environment.
Rates may continue to slowly move higher — short rates more so than long, I suspect — but I'm willing to bet this will be generally hailed as a welcome & essential normalisation
of the economic environment.
In the end, the safest way of anticipating & playing out this potential scenario is (again) to upgrade one's portfolio to focus on higher quality / growth companies at a better price — i.e. companies which can ideally offer stability & secular growth, regardless
of the economic environment & outlook.
And looking at the elevated valuations of (far less compelling) income & defensive stocks today, it's not difficult to argue companies who offer genuine long term secular growth (regardless
of the economic environment), may actually deliver far superior risk / reward & upside potential from current levels.
Investing is buying a fractional interest in a business and buying debt claims on a business... if you have the conviction of your analysis — are sure that your analysis wasn't optimistic or flighty or based on a snapshot
of an economic environment that can not tolerate any stress — then you will not panic... Our approach has always been to find compelling bargains.
Extreme couponing is simply a natural extension
of our economic environment with the cable channels following the latest fad to get viewers much like all the real estate and property flipping shows that aired during the real estate bubble.
Regardless
of the economic environment, high levels of satisfaction correlate markedly with influencing guest retention, incremental spend, and brand loyalty, which contribute to a healthier bottom line.
Upscale shopping centers should continue to outperform all others as the affluent shop irrespective
of the economic environment.
Not exact matches
As the
economic environment continues to soften, many young professionals are contemplating returning to graduate school so they can «take shelter» during the downturn and be set to reenter the workforce as the job market turns around a couple
of years from now.
Premier Alan Carpenter abandoned the
economic tigers
of India for leopards incapable
of changing their spots when he returned home last Friday to deal with CCC findings against his
Environment Minister
of only a few months, who discussed his need for fundraising with lobbyist Julian Grill while saying he was considering overturning a decision detrimental to one
of Mr Grill's clients.
It's not that people have a sense
of panic; it's more that they are taking a wait - and - see attitude toward the
economic environment before they decide to invest.
Ackman, who is also chairman
of the Howard Hughes board
of directors, said the real estate company was poised to thrive in the current
economic environment, with many strong land development projects in its pipeline, from New York City's South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan to Hawaii beachfront property.
What that means is that you are in an
environment that is going to have further trouble in terms
of investment returns that are in areas that are based on
economic growth and areas that do relatively well like bonds... Broadly speaking, I think that investors should be looking for lower prices on most risk assets in these developed countries with the exception
of Japan.»
Companies complain
of limited pricing power in a slow, highly competitive world
economic environment.»
But she also stresses creating the
environment for long - term
economic growth, which is why a significant increase to the capital - gains tax for investments less than six years in duration is at the center
of her plan.
While Poloz, Carney, and Bernanke all face a unique set
of problems, all three have been tasked with the challenge
of guiding their respective banks through a still - shaky global
economic environment.
You can convince stakeholders about coal's employment and
economic benefits, but it is bit
of a hard sell to claim coal is good for the
environment.
As per the title, he thinks the urban
environment is our greatest invention as a species, and explores the
economic underpinnings
of assorted cities, ascendant and in decline, today and through history.
In the current challenging
economic environment, a company's worst - case scenarios might include the bankruptcy
of its biggest and once - best customer, a banker's decision to close down its corporate credit line, the postponement or cancellation
of an impending initial public offering, or the meltdown
of a company's value.
«Cumulatively, between 2015 and 2017, the world has added around 5 mb / d
of demand for oil products on the back
of healthy
economic conditions globally and a relatively steady product price
environment,» OPEC said.
«With an ever - changing business
environment, our
economic plan aims to help our businesses adapt to the new technological reality and foster the competitiveness
of Quebec to attract investment for leading players,» he said in a statement.
To determine the
economic health
of the 30 OECD countries, Canadian Business ranked them by 12 categories: demographics, GDP, trade, prices, energy, life quality, government finance, labour, technology, education,
environment and military spending.
While doing this might not be easy in today's
economic environment, it may be worth any short - term hardship, because your company will attract some
of the best people in the business, and they will help you to stay ahead
of the competition.
Principal Deputy Director
of National Intelligence Stephanie O'Sullivan, Under Secretary
of State for
Economic Growth, Energy and the
Environment Cathy Novelli and Assistant Secretary
of State for European Affairs Toria Nuland have told colleagues they are stepping down, the sources said.
A common criticism
of Asian
economic growth is the relative disregard for the
environment.
It doesn't protect the interests
of society and the
environment, and it actually produces poorer
economic outcomes.
«These tariffs make for a very uncertain
environment,» suggests Dean Baker, the co-director
of the non-partisan Center for
Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C..
«The global
economic environment is very supportive towards the Chinese economy right now and you do need a stable and improving economy in China to achieve that objective in deleveraging,» said Andrew Swan, BlackRock's head
of Asian and global emerging markets equities.
«In today's
economic environment you can not save your way to millionaire status,» writes Grant Cardone, who went from being broke and in debt at the age
of 21 to becoming a self - made millionaire by 30.
But however it evolved, the Centenaris today do have that dream, and they do have a nickel - and - dime manufacturing business that has grown almost 25 % a year for 10 years, is now up to nearly $ 70 million, and shows few signs
of slowing despite a dismal
economic environment.
«In today's low - price energy
environment, providing the offshore industry access to the maximum amount
of opportunities possible is part
of our strategy to spur local and regional
economic dynamism and job creation and a pillar
of President Trump's plan to make the United States energy dominant,» Zinke said
of the planned sale.
The current
economic and regulatory
environment feels like the malaise
of the end
of the Jimmy Carter presidency, turnaround expert Steve Miller said Friday.
«The strong improvement
of the budget balance in 2017 was to a large extent the result
of the improving
economic environment,» Maartje Wijffelaars, an economist at Rabobank, told CNBC via email.
«The growth
environment is clearly supportive, with an extension
of the
economic growth cycle and rising oil demand creating the right conditions to revive the OPEC cartel,» Societe Generale said.
The appeal
of the 401 (k) financing strategy is pretty obvious in this
economic climate - a bad small business - lending
environment, lots
of people with business skills in the unemployment line, a way to seize control
of your retirement funds without penalty - but it truly is a matter
of betting your future on the present.
According to a survey released last week by the National Federation
of Independent Business (NFIB), a strong majority (two - thirds)
of small businesses think Capitol Hill politics are «at the heart
of the country's
economic problems» and 76 % believe the current regulatory
environment doesn't favor someone looking to start or grow a business.
A lot
of Canadian businesses are eagerly awaiting this
economic stimulus amid an otherwise sluggish
environment.
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of the transaction may not be satisfied, the potential impact on the business
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of employees
of Accompany and the ability
of Cisco to successfully integrate Accompany and to achieve expected benefits, business and
economic conditions and growth trends in the networking industry, customer markets and various geographic regions, global
economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical
environment and other risk factors set forth in Cisco's most recent reports on Form 10 - K and Form 10 - Q.
By dividing the selling price
of a business by its annual revenue or cash flow, we can determine how small businesses are faring in the current
economic environment.
Sticking close to home on the banking front is a strategy that Donna McGovern, a financial consultant and owner
of Custom Business Results Inc., based in Huntington Beach, Calif., recommends to her clients in all
economic environments.
Energy giant Woodside Petroleum has put on hold its multi-billion dollar Browse liquefied natural gas project in view
of the challenging
economic and market
environment.
When choosing countries to invest in, Langham looks at the price - to - book ratio
of the national stock indexes rather than price - to - earnings, as it's difficult to predict profits in a weak
economic environment.